Not To Be Catty, But What Kind Of Name Is Floozy For A Feline?

It is amazing to see the handles some people will apply to perfectly good- natured, reasonable animals powerless to do anything about it.

Dog lovers can be bad, especially the folks who have those fuzzy dustmops that sleep in people's laps or stick their obnoxious yapping little heads out of the driver's window. But cat lovers are the worst. For them, naming a feline fluff ball is an invitation to reminisce about fantasies they read in children's books.

Take a look at some of these names, recorded for posterity on the guest log at the Osceola Animal Clinic. You can make a pretty good guess about what kind of pet we are talking about just from the name.

Here are some obvious dog names from people who obviously think of their dog as a dog:

What is a Mayzilla? Imagine walking out of your house at dinner time and shouting: ''Baby Booger, Baby Booger.'' Or, how about: ''Yo, Phalanx.'' ''Has anyone seen Bo Derek?''

What is even worse is the way people tend to alter their pets' names as time goes on. Strange concoctions result from some sort of rhyming game. I have a friend who is a perfectly well-adjusted adult whose cat nowadays goes by the name ''Oodums-Toodums.'' I won't tell anybody his name. (Starts with a J, has three letters, rhymes with Moe.)